Episys has Immediate Impact at Friendly Stores

Published 11th March 2010

Episys, the global information technology services company, has been selected to supply its Immediate Impact™ signage solution to the owner of two franchise supermarket stores in South Africa – Friendly Stores and Seven Eleven.

The Immediate Impact™ solution will produce professional signage for the retailer by using a hosted signage solution. All users need is a computer with a web browser and a printer.

Owner Alan Parry Friendly Stores, said, “We attended the Episys Signage Convention in Cape Town September and we were so impressed with the product, we requested a meeting there and then to discuss the benefits that Immediate Impact™ could deliver to our business.”

Parry continued, “We’re currently producing A4 signage on a PC, which is time consuming and can lead to mistakes. In addition to this we have a sign writer visit the stores on a weekly basis, to paint the outside of the store with our offers of the week. With the Episys solution we will produce in-store colour signage and this will save us time and money, and ensure that a consistent, branded message is visible to our customers.”

Peter Lewis, Marketing Director at Episys, said, “Immediate Impact™ will deliver the stores with an effective, low cost signage solution. It means any retailer without an IT department, designers or a sophisticated IT package can produce professional looking signage, crucial for communicating a clear, joined up proposition to customers.”

Powered by the Episys Retail Enterprise Suite™, Immediate Impact™ provides retailers with a user friendly solution that’s easy to learn and easy to use. Users can create and print professional signage within minutes, and investment in the system is kept to a minimum, with a ‘pay per use’ mechanism that only charges for the signage printed.

Episys’ Signage Convention in Cape Town was held in conjunction with its South African partner HOLDiT.


About Episys Limited
Episys is a global information technology solutions and services company to the retail, manufacturing, logistics, chemical, healthcare and public service sector industries. We provide expertise, products, services and support for signage, labelling and mobile systems.

Episys works with strategic business partners worldwide and with a range of leading technology manufacturers, enabling us to provide solutions to meet each unique business need - from integrated signage systems for major worldwide retailers to specialist labels for food manufacturing.

Episys retail clients include The Home Depot, Sears Holdings Corporation, Macy’s, Bloomingdales, John Lewis Partnership, Marks & Spencer, Fortnum & Mason, Comet, B&Q, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Pets at Home, Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Halfords and Jessops..
www.episys.com


About Friendly Stores
Since 2001, the Friendly Group has grown and been very successful in the retail industry, currently with a well-established member base nationally. Our mission is to develop world-class, community-dominant supermarkets throughout South Africa and retail mission is to: To be the retailer of choice in the communities we serve.

At Friendly, we pride ourselves in being different and creating a unique shopping experience for our community based consumers, with a complete offering to satisfy everyday needs.

The Friendly Group has various types, or tiers, of stores, tailor-made to cater for the needs of a wide range of customers and locations. The range extends from the basic convenience store to the large destination store for monthly shopping. These franchise stores include Friendly Megamarket, Supermarket and Everyday stores, 7-eleven convenience stores and Priceclub Discount Supermarkets.

Friendly stores get involved in the local communities via schools, hospitals, churches and fetes. The stores are all owner-run and that’s why they take pride in treating the customer in a friendly and meaningful manner. We pride ourselves on delivering quality, range and freshness, with style and friendly service.
www.fdconline.co.za



About HOLDiT
Founded in 1987 by the founder and current CEO, Mr Paul Woodley, HOLDiT the inventors of the shelf-edge labelling STRiP quickly established themselves as the industry leader. The HOLDiT STRiP revolutionised the way price tickets were displayed on shelf edges and due to its simple, cost-effective and aesthetic qualities, soon dominated the retail sector. Some of their long standing clients include Pick ‘n Pay, Shoprite Checkers, Masscash, Cashbuild and SPAR to name but a few.

The success of HOLDiT has been built on the sound business principles of exceptional product quality, service excellence and an ongoing commitment to finding the best solutions for their clients’ needs. With this passion and dedication to providing labelling solutions, HOLDiT is constantly evolving and developing new innovative solutions for shelf edge labelling products.
www.holdit.co.za